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The Late Show Pod Show with Stephen Colbert

Stephen Presents: Yo-Yo Ma (Extended)

The Late Show Pod Show with Stephen Colbert

CBS

Tv & Film, Comedy, Comedy Interviews

4.42.3K Ratings

🗓️ 14 February 2026

⏱️ 13 minutes

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Summary

In this exclusive Pod Show introduction, Stephen tells the Late Show listeners why Yo-Yo Ma loves coming on the show, and why the show loves having him! Then hear the national treasure and virtuoso's EXTENDED conversation about music, energy, and how humans relate to the rest of the natural world. Go to YouTube.com/ColbertLateShow for a performance by Yo-Yo Ma and listen to the "Our Common Nature" podcast, available now.

Yo-Yo Ma originally aired January 13th, 2026.

Transcript

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0:00.0

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0:20.1

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0:38.2

Price and participation may vary. Subjects of availability. Hey, everybody, you're listening to Late Show Pod Show. I'm here with Stephen, your friend and mine. Hi, Stephen. I'm here with Becca, your friend and mine. Hi. Hi. I'm here with Becca, hey. Hello, hello. We have a quick podcast I want to put on the air this week.

0:56.5

This is a musician we recently had on. Okay. Spoke to him. You spoke to him, and he performed, and you got dinner with him after, I heard. And you had a lovely time. Not Tweety. No. Not Jeff Tweedy. Not Elvis Costello.

1:12.1

Wow, you're having some cool dinners.

1:13.7

I don't know.

1:18.3

Okay.

1:19.2

Where do we have dinner?

1:20.4

I had dinner with somebody right afterwards.

1:22.3

I'm so tired.

1:23.9

I'm so very tired.

1:24.8

You're almost making the move of what his stance is when he is on stage.

1:28.8

Oh, oh, yeah, with YoYo.

1:30.7

Yes.

1:31.2

Yeah, we had wonderful turn.

1:41.1

Me and Ev went out. I know Yo-Yo Ma. We're friends because he's dear friends with Evie's family. Oh, I don't know that. It's through Evie's family. I mean, I know Yo-Yo my own now,

1:44.9

but I originally got to know Yo-Yo through Evie's folks.

1:45.4

Yeah.

1:45.8

Yeah.

1:46.8

Really sweet, man.

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